Is This Gavin Newsom's Biggest Lie Ever?
Posted By: Hazymac, 7/1/2026 4:35:56 PM
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, perhaps best described as "seven lying serpents in a skinsuit," just told a lie so big that even my jaded self had to sit back, take a sip of coffee, and admire the handiwork of whoever steam-cleaned the soul out of his body. According to a video statement posted Tuesday to X, California under Newsom's management "grew from three trillion dollars to four and a quarter trillion dollars. That's a roughly 40 percent growth." In just seven years? Impressive, if true. Meanwhile, poor Florida's economy grew just 31.2% in that time, and those lazy laggards in Texas eked out even less growth than that, at 30%.
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Is This Gavin Newsom's Biggest Lie Ever?
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, perhaps best described as "seven lying serpents in a skinsuit," just told a lie so big that even my jaded self had to sit back, take a sip of coffee, and admire the handiwork of whoever steam-cleaned the soul out of his body.
According to a video statement posted Tuesday to X, California under Newsom's management "grew from three trillion dollars to four and a quarter trillion dollars. That's a roughly 40 percent growth."
In just seven years? Impressive, if true.
Meanwhile, poor Florida's economy grew just 31.2% in that time, and those lazy laggards in Texas eked out even less growth than that, at 30%.
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